The Longest Day in Chang'an

Operatives of Wolf Squad make plans to strike Chang'an city on the eve of the Lantern Festival; Li Bi is given orders to apprehend them.

Cui Qi discloses Li Bi's true motive to Zhang Xiaojing; Tugelu takes a boy hostage, claiming to have the map of Chang'an.

Mayor Ji Wen learns of the Crown Prince's wrongdoings; Lin Jiulang wants to do whatever possible to remove the prince as heir to the throne.

Yu Chang gives Long Bo a map he stole off Tugelu; Zhang Xiaojing visits someone knowledgeable in brothels.

Long Bo decides to hide in Li's General Store; Yu Chang steals a map from Tugelu; Xu Bin discovers something about Long Bo.

Zhang Xiaojing wants Ge Lao's assistance in the investigation, but Ge Lao demands he hand over the mole; Zhang Xiaojing loses the support of all mercenaries.

Tong'er reveals the location where Long Bo once took her; Zhang Xiaojing is threatened by the mercenaries in Chang'an.

Wen Ran reveal her efforts to Zhang Xiaojing in the hopes of stopping his investigation; Zhang Xiaojing challenges the operatives.

Zhang Xiaojing advise the Wolf Squad where to launch their strike; Lin Jiulang becomes suspicious of the bad blood between Zhang Xiaojing and Blaze Gang.

Zhang Xiaojing drives a wedge between Wolf Squad and Blaze Gang.

Tan Qi fails to report back; Yao Runeng tells Li Bi that the case must be finalised; Li Bi feels that things aren't as they've been reported; Tan Qi sends a message that two Wolf Squad operatives have escaped.

Ruige and Luda from Nobleman Yousha's retinue chase down a debt, only to be defeated by Yu Chang; Li Bi makes arrangements for the rebel fighters, leaving operatives as bait.

Yu Chang plans to disclose Wen Ran's whereabouts to trick Zhang Xiaojing into leading the Lyuben Regiment astray.

The Peacekeeper Corps learn of the explosion in Changming; the Security Bureau discover that Xu Bin and Zhang Xiaojing know each other.

Lin Jiulang refuses to attend the banquet in fear of being assassinated; Xu Bin tells Li Bi the truth to make peace.

Zhang Xiaojing is able to enter close combat with the enemy thanks to the Peacekeeper Corps; Li Bi wants to dispatch soldiers to help Zhang Xiaojing.

The Emperor orders the Peacekeeper Corps to close the investigation; Zhang Xiaojing is sent back to death row.

With no word from Li Bi, Tan Qi attempts to rescue Zhang Xiaojing herself; Zhang Xiaojing devises a plan to burn down the Yourao Regiment.

General Gan Shoucheng captures Zhang Xiaojing and others during a battle with the Yourao Regiment; Tan Qi buys time for the others.

With his relationship under suspicion, Zhang Xiaojing comes clean about Wen Ran; Li Bi crushes Cao Poyan's loyalty to his master.

Zhang Xiaojing catches a glimpse of a fleeing assassin in Puzhe's room; the assassin and their accomplice try to make a scene so they can flee.

Lin Jiulang learns that Guo Lishi openly supports the Peacekeeper Corps and attempts the ultimate power-grab operation.

Zhang Xiaojing, Tan Qi and Yisi investigate Liu's Bookshop and learn there were eight survivors from the Eighth Squad; Li Bi interrogates Yu Chang.

Zhang Xiaojing, Tan Qi, and Yisi head to Liu's book shop; Long Bo retreats from Peacekeeper Corps alongside Yu Chang and the rebel fighters.

The paramilitaries mistakenly believe Zhang Xiaojing killed their Fire Master Ding Laosan; a call goes out to hunt down and kill Zhang Xiaojing; Long Bo detains Li Bi in his hideout mansion.

Li Bi questions He Fu while they're locked up together; he asks if He Zhizheng was behind Lin Jiulang's assassination plot.

He Fu is interrogated about the assassination by Lin Jiulang, and Lin demands that he implicates He Zhizheng and the crown prince.

Zhang Xiaojing runs into Li Bi in the underground city and they come to the conclusion that the assassination of Lin Jiulang was a sham.

Ge Lao gives Zhang Xiaojing a pass that will permit entry into Liu's bookshop; he uses it to go see the current Fire Master.

In the past, Li Bi gets rid of Yao Runeng when they quarrel over whether or not they should stay in the mountains and practice monasticism.